Where to find board, pulse, and column IDs

When creating an integration you need to know few details, such as Board ID, Pulse ID, or a Column ID. Here are the instructions on where you can find them.

Board and pulse ID

Those can be found in the URL – just click on the pulse you are interested in, and the URL will look like this:

The board ID is this set of numbers:

And the pulse ID is this set of numbers:

Column ID

Finding a column ID is a little bit more tricky, to get is please follow these steps:

Step 1

Go to Admin -> API -> copy your API token, it looks like this:

Note: Please note that if you want the rule you set with the integration to apply to all main boards, you need to choose Company API token.

If you want the rule to apply to all boards (including Shareable and Private boards), you need to choose Personal API Token.

Step 2

Now go to the Developers page and in the top of the page paste the API token you copied in "Start Here" field like this:

Step 3

In this page find the API call called ​

Step 4

Open this API call, insert the board ID there (only the ID, not the whole link) and click "Try it out!" button. In the results you receive you will see the column IDs like this:

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Highlighted in red is the board ID – unlike the column ID, it’s usually words, not the numbers. The columns are shown in the same order as they are in the board. The first column one is always the name of the pulse.

If you have any further questions about emailing a pulse to a board, please don't hesitate to reach out to us by sending us an email to Support@monday.com!